هاتbring ياO لندنLondon الأحاديثthe tidings سوداblack
هات يا لندن الأحاديث سودا
واجعليand set النارfire حولهاaround them والحديداand iron
واجعلي النار حولها والحديدا
Bring, O London, black tidings,
Bring the news, oh London, darkened
and surround them with fire and iron.
And make fire around it and iron
وانفثيهاand breathe them out علىupon البريءthe innocent سموماًas poisons
وانفثيها على البريء سموماً
وابعثيهاand send them علىupon الأمينthe trustworthy رعوداas thunderclaps
وابعثيها على الأمين رعودا
Breathe them upon the innocent as poison,
And spew poison upon the innocent
and send them upon the trustworthy as thunder.
And send thunder upon the faithful
حملتهاcarried them الجنودthe soldiers منfrom قبلbefore ماthat يحstarts 'carries'
حملتها الجنود من قبل ما يح
ملهاends 'carries them' البرقlightning خاطفاًflashing والبريداand the post
ملها البرق خاطفاً والبريدا
The soldiers carried them before
The soldiers carried it before what delights
flashing lightning and the post could bear them.
The lightning carried it, snatching, and the mail
كلماتwords الرسولthe envoy أمor سيفa sword جلاstarts 'executioner'
كلمات الرسول أم سيف جلا
دends 'executioner' نرىwe see بينماwhile تعدyou promise العهوداthe treaties
د نرى بينما تعد العهودا
An envoy’s words, or an executioner’s sword—
The words of the Messenger or the sword of a hero
which do we see as you promise treaties?
We see, while you count promises
قدalready بلوناwe have tested خفيَّthe hidden aspects أمركof your dealings منfrom قبstarts 'before'
قد بلونا خفيَّ أمرك من قب
لends 'before' فلمand have not نلقencountered بعدsince شيئاًanything جديداnew
ل فلم نلق بعد شيئاً جديدا
We have already tested your hidden dealings
We have tested your secret order before
before, and since have found nothing new.
So we have not found anything new yet
زادhas increased ماwhat تطلبينyou demand منof مدنcities الملstarts 'the kingdom'
زاد ما تطلبين من مدن المل
كends 'the kingdom' وقدand indeed كنتyou used to تطلبينdemand الحدوداthe frontiers
ك وقد كنت تطلبين الحدودا
Your demands for cities of the kingdom have grown,
Increase what you ask of the king's cities
though you once demanded the frontiers.
You used to ask for borders
وهلand will…? النيلthe Nile مطلقfree فيin مجاريchannels
وهل النيل مطلق في مجاري
هits غداًtomorrow بعدafter ماthat أقمتyou built السدوداthe dams
ه غداً بعد ما أقمت السدودا
And will the Nile run free in its channels
Is the Nile really free in its course
tomorrow, after you have built the dams?
Tomorrow, after you built the dams?
تمنعينyou deny الخصيبfertile land سقياًwatering إذاif شئstarts 'you wish'
تمنعين الخصيب سقياً إذا شئ
تends 'you wish' وتروينand you irrigate إنif أردتyou choose البيداthe deserts
ت وتروين إن أردت البيدا
You deny fertile land its water if you wish,
You prevent the fertile from watering if you wish
and irrigate the deserts if you choose.
And you water if you want the desert
غيِّريchange رأيَthe opinion منof the one whom أنبتِyou deputized وأعليand raise
غيِّري رأيَ من أنبتِ وأعلي
هhim سفيراًas ambassador أوor أرجعيهsend him back عميداas commissioner
ه سفيراً أو أرجعيه عميدا
Change your deputy’s mind, and raise
Change the opinion of those you raised and exalted
him to ambassador, or send him back as commissioner.
An ambassador or return him a chieftain
منwhoever أبىrefused أنthat يكونshould be جودكyour generosity قيداًa fetter
من أبى أن يكون جودك قيداً
كيفhow يرضىcould he accept فيin الهوانhumiliation قيوداfetters
كيف يرضى في الهوان قيودا
He who refused to let your generosity be a fetter—
Whoever refuses to be bound by your generosity
how could he accept chains in humiliation?
How can he be content in humiliation and shackles?
إنif أجزتyou permit الجحودrepudiation بعدafter اعترافacknowledgment
إن أجزت الجحود بعد اعتراف
فمنthen it is of العدلjustice أنthat يجيزhe should permit الجحوداrepudiation
فمن العدل أن يجيز الجحودا
If you permit repudiation after acknowledgment,
If you allow denial after confession
it is only just that he permit repudiation too.
It is just that denial allows the same
عفhe spurned عماfrom what عرضتهyou offered it بعدafter ماthat راstarts 'he began'
عف عما عرضته بعد ما را
حends 'he began' يراهhe sees it لقتلهfor killing him تمهيداa preparation
ح يراه لقتله تمهيدا
He spurned what you offered, once he began
Excuse what you have presented after you were content
to see it as preparation for his murder.
To see it as paving the way to murder
وأبتand refused مصرEgypt أنto تباعbe sold وتشرىand bought
وأبت مصر أن تباع وتشرى
وترىand to see الحرthe free man موثقاًbound مصفوداshackled
وترى الحر موثقاً مصفودا
And Egypt refused to be bought and sold,
And Egypt refused to be bought and sold
and to see a free man bound and shackled.
And to see the free man bound and fettered
وخليقand fitting بالحرfor the free man أنto يدعrelinquish الموstarts 'what is possessed'
وخليق بالحر أن يدع المو
جودends 'what is possessed' إنif لمnot يُعِدْhe restores بهthrough it المفقوداwhat was lost
جود إن لم يُعِدْ به المفقودا
And it befits the free man to relinquish what he has
And it is fitting for the free man to leave what is lost
if he cannot thereby recover what he has lost.
If the missing were not brought back to him
ماnot تمنىwished for العسيرthe difficult منwhoever طلبsought الحقhis right
ما تمنى العسير من طلب الحق
قfragment of 'right' صريحاًoutright ولاnor أرادdesired البعيداthe far-off
ق صريحاً ولا أراد البعيدا
He seeks nothing impossible who demands his right
What the difficult desired of the clear request of rights
outright, nor does he wish for what lies far beyond reach.
And did not want the distant
ماwhat الذيis it that يكرهcompels الصحيحةsound دعواstarts 'claim'
ما الذي يكره الصحيحة دعوا
هhis علىto أنthat يحاولgrapple with الجلموداthe boulder
ه على أن يحاول الجلمودا
What compels the man whose claim is sound
Why does the correct call dislike
to grapple with solid rock?
That he tries to persist in error?
وإلامَand how long الذيthe one who وسيلتُهhis means الصدstarts 'truthfulness'
وإلامَ الذي وسيلتُه الصد
قends 'truthfulness' إلىtoward ماwhat أرادhe desires يمشيwalks وئيداslowly
ق إلى ما أراد يمشي وئيدا
And how long must one whose means is truthfulness
What is the way for one whose means is honesty
walk slowly toward what he desires?
To what he wanted walks resolutely?
غيرnot مغنof use أخوa man of البصيرةinsight والرأand judgment (first part)
غير مغن أخو البصيرة والرأ
يjudgment (last part) إذاif لمnot يكنhe is جريئاًbold جليداsteadfast
ي إذا لم يكن جريئاً جليدا
A man of insight and judgment is of no avail
Other than the brother of insight and opinion
unless he is bold and steadfast.
When he is not bold and determined
أحريصاًa devoted man? علىto المواثيقthe treaties مختاstarts 'acting freely'
أحريصاً على المواثيق مختا
راًends 'acting freely' تريدينyou want أمor مسوقاًdriven مقوداled
راً تريدين أم مسوقاً مقودا
A man freely devoted to treaties—
Keen on covenants, choosing
is that whom you want, or one driven and led?
Do you want him guided or led?
فإذاthen when أخلدhe submits استهنتyou scorn وإنand if ثاstarts 'he rises'
فإذا أخلد استهنت وإن ثا
رends 'he rises' تمثلتهyou portray him أثيماًsinful مريداrebellious
ر تمثلته أثيماً مريدا
When he submits, you scorn him; and if he rises,
So if he persists you belittle him, and if he revolts
you portray him as wicked and rebellious.
You portray him as a deviant sinner
ماstarts 'kept stalling him' طلتهends 'kept stalling him' الأيامthe days حتىuntil تناهتthey reached their end
ما طلته الأيام حتى تناهت
فإذاand behold وعدthe promise مصرEgypt عادturned into وعيداa threat
فإذا وعد مصر عاد وعيدا
The days kept putting him off until they ran their course,
The days did not end until they were exhausted
and behold, the promise to Egypt turned into a threat.
So if Egypt promised, it kept its promise
وإذاand behold دولةthe state of المساواةequality عادتreverted
وإذا دولة المساواة عادت
تقسمdividing الناسpeople سادةinto masters وعبيداand slaves
تقسم الناس سادة وعبيدا
And behold, the state of equality has reverted
And if the state of equality returned
to dividing people into masters and slaves.
It divides people into masters and slaves
أكذاis this how يغرسplants المودةaffection منone who شاstarts 'desires'
أكذا يغرس المودة من شا
ءَends 'desires' حليفاًan ally علىagainst الزمانtime عتيداready at hand
ءَ حليفاً على الزمان عتيدا
Is this how one plants affection, seeking
Is this how friendship is planted by one
an ally ready against the trials of time?
A steadfast ally across time?
لاnot يدومendures الصديقthe friend إلاexcept إذاwhen كاstarts 'he is'
لا يدوم الصديق إلا إذا كا
نends 'he is' مفيداًgiving benefit بودهthrough his affection مستفيداreceiving benefit
ن مفيداً بوده مستفيدا
A friend remains a friend only when he is
No friend endures unless he is
giving and gaining benefit through his affection.
Useful, his affection advantageous
أيّwhat حقright ننالهwe attain it منfrom غريمan adversary
أيّ حق نناله من غريم
لاnot يباليcares بالعالمينabout all the world شهوداas witnesses
لا يبالي بالعالمين شهودا
What right can we obtain from an adversary
What right do we get from an enemy
who cares nothing for all the world bearing witness?
Who does not care if the world bears witness?
أيwhich قومpeople يغريhe incites بناagainst us بعدafter ماthat أغstarts 'he incited'
أي قوم يغري بنا بعد ما أغ
رىends 'he incited' بأهلagainst the people of العراقIraq جاراًa neighbor عنيداobstinate
رى بأهل العراق جاراً عنيدا
Which people will he incite against us, after inciting
What people tempt us after the one who tempted
a stubborn neighbor against the people of Iraq?
The people of Iraq, a stubborn neighbor?
لحقتhas caught up مصرEgypt بالعراقwith Iraq وأضحىand has become الthe
لحقت مصر بالعراق وأضحى ال
نيلNile مثلlike الفراتthe Euphrates يجريflows صديداas pus
نيل مثل الفرات يجري صديدا
Egypt has joined Iraq, and now the
Egypt has joined Iraq, and the Nile
Nile, like the Euphrates, runs with pus.
Has become like the Euphrates, flowing restrained
سيرىhe will see صبرناour patience عليهwith him جميلاًnoble
سيرى صبرنا عليه جميلاً
إنif يكنis بأسهhis violence عليناagainst us شديداfierce
إن يكن بأسه علينا شديدا
He will find our patience with him noble,
It will see our patience with it as beautiful
even if his violence against us is fierce.
If its might against us is severe
وسيلقىand he will encounter بعدafter الأبيthe unbowed man أباةunbowed men
وسيلقى بعد الأبي أباة
ووفودand delegations of الجهادstruggle تتلوfollow الوفوداother delegations
ووفود الجهاد تتلو الوفودا
And after one unbowed man he will meet others,
And it will find after the refusal, refusal
and delegations of resistance follow one another.
And the delegations of jihad follow each other
ويرىand will see المستبدthe tyrant إنwhether كانis ماwhat ساstarts 'he advanced'
ويرى المستبد إن كان ما سا
رends 'he advanced' إليهtoward it ممكناًattainable أمor مبيداdestructive
ر إليه ممكناً أم مبيدا
And the tyrant will see whether what he has pursued
And the tyrant will see if what he went to
is attainable or brings destruction.
Is possible or foiled
لاnot يفوتpasses by الضعيفthe weak man للدهرof time تحويstarts 'a reversal'
لا يفوت الضعيف للدهر تحوي
لٌends 'a reversal' ولاnor يضمنcan guarantee القويُّthe strong man الخلوداimmortality
لٌ ولا يضمن القويُّ الخلودا
Time’s reversals do not pass the weak man by,
The weak are not immune to the changes of fate
nor can the strong man guarantee immortality.
Nor are the strong guaranteed eternity
وانهزامand the defeat of الجيوشarmies شرworse منthan الرأstarts 'an opinion'
وانهزام الجيوش شر من الرأ
يends 'an opinion' يُلاقيmeets النكيرcensure والتفنيداand refutation
ي يُلاقي النكير والتفنيدا
And the defeat of armies is worse than an opinion
The defeat of armies is worse than the opinion
that meets with censure and refutation.
That meets condemnation and refutation
Sol 6.1